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A. J.,G|LLESPIE.

VOTING MACHINE.

(Application led May 5, 1899.)

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VOTING MACHINE.

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No. 647,657. Patented Apr. I7, |900. y A. .1. GILLESHE.

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(Application filed May 5, 1899.)

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VOTING MACHINE.

(Application filed May 5, 1899.)

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Attorney No. 647,657. Patented Apr. I7, |900. A. J. GILLESPIE.

VOTING MACHINE.

(Application :Bled my 5, 1899.) (No Model.) l 9 Sheets-Sheet `9.

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ALFRED J. GILLESPIE, OF ROCHESTER, NEV YORK, ASSIGNOR TO TI'IE STANDARDVOTING HACHINE COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

VOTING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming peut ef Lettere Patent ive. 647,657, detect Aprilit', 190e.

Application filed 5, 1899. Serial No. 7151725. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, ALFRED J. Grnnnsrrn, of Rochester, in the county ofMonroe and State of New York7 have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Voting Machines; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,and to the reference-numerals marked thereon.

My present invention relates to voting-machines of that type containedin my prior patents, No. 570,570, granted to me February 9, 1897, andNo.628,792, dated July 11, 1899; and it consists in improvementsrelating to the irregular-voting devices or those provided to enable thevoter to cast a ballot for a person or persons not regular nominees ofany political party and also a means for indicating to the inspector orperson in charge of the machine whether or not the voter has operatedany of the ballot-indicators without of course disclosing which, andproviding means for resetting all of the operated indicators when thevoter has made a mistake and does not know how to rectify it. Y

The invention further consists in certain improvements relating to otherparts of the machine and to details, all as will be hereinafter fullydescribed, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the endof this specification.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of the front of themachine; Fig. 2, a'

rear elevation of a voting-machine embodying my improvements, the rearside of the main casing being removed and the registers being alsoremoved from the register-frame to more clearly illustrate theconstruction of the parts, only two rows of indicators being shown andthe parts being shown in locked position in full lines; Fig. 3, avertical central sectional view of the machine looking to the right ofFig. 2; Fig. i1, avertical sectional view taken on the line a a of Fig.2; Fig. 5, a horizontal sectional View on the line h l) of Fig. 2; Fig.6, a similar view on the line c c, showing the position when one of theirregular or independent ballot covers has been operated; Fig. 7, asectional view of the devices for moving the paper-web-feeding devices;Fig. 8, a perspective View of the irregular-vot- 'ing devices removedfrom the casing; Fig. 9,

a detail view showing the means for returning the interlocking wing ofthe irregular-voting device; Fig. 10, a detail view showing the devicesfor locking the irregular indicators; Fig. 10a, a modification of thesame; Fig. 11,an enlarged view showing the connection of themanually-operated resetting-bar and the interlocking devices; Fig. 12, avertical sectional view on the line CZ d of Fig. 2; Figs. 13, 14, and15, views of details and the manner of forming the enlarged or thickenedportions on the interlocking rods; Fig. 16, a perspective view of one ofthe irregular cover-plates; Figs. 17 and 1S, views ol portions of theballot-indicators; Figs. 1f) and 20,views of modilications of thethickened ends of the interlocking rods; Fig. 21, a horizontal sectionalview similar to Fig. G, showing the position of the parts .during theresetting operation; Fig. 22, a view of a detail.

Similar reference-numerals in the different gures indicate similarparts.

As described in my prior patents, the machine embodies generally acasing 1, having at the front a ballot support or plate 2, upon whichare the tickets containing the names of the candidates and the offices,and mounted upon this plate are ballot-indicators embodying pointers 3,adapted to cooperate with the tickets on the front of the plate, studs 4extending through tlie journal in the plate, having on their rear sidethe plates 5, constructed as shown in Fig. 17 and provided on one side,near the plate 2, with a tongue 6 and at the rear end with a curvedfinger 7 and the shoulder or abutment 8, shorter than said inger, iny

rear thereof, and also provided at one edge with a slot 9 for theaccommodation of the interlocking rods or straps 10, each formed,preferably, of a plate of thin metal and having a thickened portion atthe outer end. These interlocking straps extend between channel-plates11, secured at one end of the frame, and the interlocking rods,connected to indicators devoted to candidates for the same ofce, aregrouped by stationary blocks s cenet? tween the rods are sliding blocks13. As usual in devices of this nature, the space between the abutments12 is sufiieient to allow the thickened portion of a predeterminednumber of rods to pass between them. 1n the present construction thethickened portion oi the interlocking rods is formed by slitting saidrods at the sides, near one end, and securing thereto a plate or striplet, prei'erably of steel, said plate 14C being formed when ltlat Withan aperture 15 ot substantially the width ot the rod 10, attached to therod by being placed over the end thereof, as shown in Fig. 15, and thenturned to the position shown in dotted lines in said ligure, with theportions of the metal at the sides of the slot located within the slotsformed in the sides of the rod 10, and then bending the plate 14 downupon opposite sides of the rod 10, thereby forming a secure connectionof the parts. In some instances instead o'f making the plate 14 rigidwith the rod 10 the end of the latter beyond the small cutaway port-ionsat the sides might be removed, thereby permitting the plate to swingslightly on the ears 10 thus formed, as shown in Fig. 19, or the rods 13might have a simple perforation nearthe end, through which the plate 14is passed and bent over, as in Fig. 20, thereby also forming aslightly-flexible connection or a rigid one if the plate 14E is clampeddown tightly. While these modifications embody the general constructionoit doubling the thickening-plate over the rod, I prefer the form shown,in which the plates are rigidly connected.

It will be understood that the indicators devoted to candidates for thesame ofiice are located in the same horizontal line on the front plateof the machine and the interlocking devices are arranged to prevent theoperation of more than one and also that indicators devoted tocandidates of the same politieal party are located in the same verticalcolumn on the ballot-board, and when desired to vote a straightticket-that is, for all the candidates of a political party-it maybeaccomplished bythe movement ofthe straightticket rod 1G, pivoted tolinks 17 and having operating-handles 1GO and adapted to coperate withthe tongues (i, formed on the indicator-plate 5, so as to turn toindicated position all the indicators in that party-column.

The indicators devoted to questions or appropriations for and againstwhich a popular vote is desired embody the pointer 3, adapted to bebrought over the words For and Against on the front or ballot plate,said pointer being connected by the stud a with a double plate 5,composed of a single piece of metal bent up to the form shown in Fig. 18and embodying two abutments or shoulders 8 and lingers 7i. When thepointer cooperates with one of the tickets or signs on the front plateone of the shoulders 8 is brought into coperative relation with aregister-actuator, as described later on, and the other is moved out ofcooperative position.

rlhe plate islattened on one side, as shown at 15a, tor coperation withthe lugs 17"L on the returning plate 1G, said lugs cooperating with thestraight side of the double indicator and the plate 1G beingactuated bythe operation oit' the indicator-resetting bar 57.

18a indicates a locking-bar for preventing the operation of more than apredetermined number of the indicators, said bar1S,the resetting bar,and the double indicators, broadly considered, being claimed in myPatent No. (328,792, and the novel feature herein contained being theplate 5*L when formed from a single plate ol material, as shown, withthe fingers and shoulders integral therewith. The locking-bar 1S isarranged to be operated from the exterior of the casing inward oroutward to lock one or more ot the questions-indicators and is securedin adjusted position by pins or locking devices 250, as shown in Fig. 2.

The mechanism for permitting a voter to cast an irregular or freeballotmthat is, one for a person not nominated by one ot the regnlarparties--involves in this application a continuous web 1S or sheet ofpaper arranged in rear of a series of apertures 10 in the front plate 2,different portions ot' the surface ot said web being' accessible to thevoter through said apertures by the operation of the apertured slides ordoors 20, which doors are each connected with the interlockingmechanisms of the regular-party indicators for the same office in suchmanner that after having operated the door or slide to open the aperturethe voter is prevented from casting a ballot for a regular-partycandidate Vtor the same oflice, or vice versa, the one irregular orindependent indicator slide being arranged in each group or ofiice line.

The slides 20 are each constructed of a single piece of sheet metalhaving an aperture 2l and a smallspring-tongue 22 formed thereon, asshown in Fig. 1G, said tongue being adapted to cooperate with the rearside ol an angular lever 23, pivoted at 24; and having' a pin 25, withwhich connects the interlocking rod 2G, said connection being formed bydoubling the rod around said pin and passing the free end back into aslot formed in a vcrtical guide-plate 27. (See Fig. 16.) TWhen the slide20 is drawn to the left in Figs. 2 and 6 to open the aperture 1f), thelever 2li; is moved and the interlocking rod 26 is drawn to the left,pulling its thickened portion between the interlocking blocks andpreventing the operation of a regular indicator in the same group. Vhenit is desirable to prevent the operation of the irregular cover-plan;20, (as when two or more lines ol' indicators are formed into amulticandidate group by the adjustment of the stops 12,) it maybe lockedby suitable means. In the preferred coustruction 1 provide near theextreme end of the interlocking rod a projection 260, which in thenormal operation of the rod is not moved far enough to engage theabutment IIO 12, and I also provide upon each of the pins 112, thatsecure said abutments, arms 212, which not only engage the inner sidesof the channel-plates and serve to retain the pins by spring frictionwhen turned inward, but said arms when turned outward, as shown in Fig.10, project in the path traversed by the projection 260 when the coversare opened and prevent their operation. The pins thus serve twofunctions-first, to hold the abutments 12 removably in position, and,second, when reversed in position to arrest and lock the rods 26..Another form of rod-locking device is shown in Fig. 10a, in which Iemploy a catch 28, pivoted to the interlocking rod 26 at 29, (see Fig.16%) said catchbeing capable of movement to engage with a guideplate 30,secured to the plate 2; but under normal circumstances and whenthe'coverplate is connected in group for operation said catch occupiesthe position shown in full lines in said figure. The paper-Web 18 iscontained on a Winding-reel 31 and extends over a metal support 32,arranged in rear of the apertures 19, and 'its other end is connected toa winding-roller 33, corresponding to the roller 31. The journals of therollers 31 and 33 extend through slots 34, formed in the end plates 35of a frame composed of said end plates and suitable connecting-rods 36,as shown particularly in Figs. 2, 6, and 8. Mounted in journals in theend plates 35 is a shaft 37, having at suitable intervals toothed wheels38, arranged to contact With the paper-web upon the rollers 31 and 33,said rollers being held in engagement with said wheels by spring-arms 39engaging the journals of said rollers or pulleys, such as 39X thereon,Fig. 8. These spring-arms 39 are formed integral with rods 40, enteringslots formed in plates 41, secured to the top and bottom plates 35 oftheframe, the arm 39 of one of said rods engaging the lower end of theroller 31v and the upper end of the same rod engaging the upper end ofthe roller 33, as shown in Figs. 2, 4, and 8, the tendency of the twoarms on a single springrod being to approach each other, so as to forcethe paperrollers in contact with the wheels 38, as described. Vhendesired to remove either orboth of the rollers from the frame, thespring-arms 39 may be moved back to the position shown in dotted linesin Fig. 6 and engaged with pins 42 on the top and bottom plates 35.

The shaft 37 is provided near its lower end with a disk 43, having onits under side a series of engaging pins 44, three being shown in thepresent instance,spaced equally around said disk and also provided witha guardplate 45, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7. The shaft 37 is actuated atsuitable intervals by a hook 46, pivoted at 47 to a pitman 48, connectedat its outer end to a cover-resetting bar 49, the upper end of said barbeing connected to a corresponding pitman 50. The pitmen 48 and 50 arepivoted to rotary disks or wheels 51, secured to the upper and lowerends of the vertical oscillatory shaft52, located near the center of themain casing and adapted to be moved a portion of a revolution and backagain by each voter when the front of the machine is rendered accessibleand also when the voter leaves the ballotboard. The engaging end of theactuatinghook 46 is moved over to engage one of the pins 44 when any ofthe cover-plates 2O are actuated to the position shown in Fig. 6 bymeans of a wing or plate 53, pivoted upon a rod 54 and extendingvertically of the casing, said wing or plate 53 having at the lower endan angular plate or extension 55, provided vvith a lug or ear 56, asshown particularly in Fig. 9, adapted to engage the tail of the hook 46in rear of its pivot. `The hook 46 is held either in or out ofengagement with the pins 44 by a spring 146, consisting of a singlepiece of wire and operating on either side of the pivot 47, andthevinner end of the hook 46 in rear of the pivot is provided with a pinor projection 246, adapted to engage the front plate 2 of the machinewhen the pitman 48'is moved nearest to said plate and disengage the hook46, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 21, said plate then constituting astationary abutment for this purpose. The forward edge of the wing 53 isbent at an angle, as shown, and engages with the pins 25 on the levers24, the interlocking rods 26 being slotted. (See Figs. 6 and 21.) Whenone of the cover-plates 2O is moved to the left, the lug 22 thereonturns the lever 23 and draws the interlocking rod 26 to the left,preventing the operation of a regular indicator in that group, swingingthe Wing 53 and turning the hook 46 to the position shown in Fig. 6, sothat at the next oscillation of the disks 51 the paper-web-feeding shaft37 will be moved a distance corresponding to that between the pins 44.The normal or closed position of the cover-plates 2O is shown in dottedlines in Fig. 6 and in full lines in Figs. 2 and 21, and from the abovedescription it will be seen that when any of said coverplates areoperated to permit access to the paper-Web the plate 53 will be operatedand the Web-actuating hook moved into engagement, and when the voterleaves the front of the machine and operates the shaft 52 in thedirection indicated by the arrow in Fig. 5 the cover-plates 20, whichhave been actuated, will be returned by the resetting-bar 49, as shownin full lilies, Fig. 21, the hook 46 being released from the pins 44 bythe engagement of the projection 246 on its tail with the plate 2. Atthe same time the interlocking rods 26 of the irregular or independentindicating devices will be returned by the movement of theindicator-resetting bar 57 to the position shown in full lines in Fig.2, said resetting-bar being connected by links 58 with the cam-wheels ordisks 51 on the central shaft. The swinging plate 53 is also returned tonormal position (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 6) by means of a pin orlug 159 Ioo IIO

i cancer on the hook 46, said pin engaging the wing as the pitman L18 ismoved toward the center. It desired, the wing may be returned by meansof a rod or strap 59 engaging with a tongue GO, formed in the edge ofthe plate 53 and having a loop therein, through which passes theresetting-bar 57, as shown in Figs. 2 and 9. The reason for slotting theends ot' the interlocking rods of the cover-plates is to prevent thethickened portion ot' said interlocking rod 26 from being forced outVfrom between the interlocking blocks 13 by the spring action of thewing-plate 53 in case the voter should violently throw open one oi' thecover-plates 20, because it will be notieed that the rod 26 does notengage directly with said wing 53 and therefore that there can be noreaction o1' said wing that can operate to release the interlockingmechanism.

61 indicates a plate having a card-holder 62 thereon and connected toarms 63, pivoted upon the vertical rods 36 of the frame carry ing theweb-holding device, said card-holder being adapted to receive cardscontaining the names of the offices to which the coversplates 2O in linetherewith are devoted, so that upon winding the paper-webfrom one rollerto the other it can be readily ascertained for which ollices the personswhose names appear upon the paper-web have been voted.

The frame carrying the web-holding devices and composed of the plates 35and rods 36 is bodily removable from the casing, as shown in Figs. 2, 6,and 3, the lower plate 35 being guided and centered laterally betweenthe inclined ianges 6-t of a plate 65, secured in the bottom of the maincasing 1, and said plate' 35 having also rearwardly-projecting lugs 6Gextending below the flange 67, formed at the rear of the casing. Theweb-holding frame is secured at the upper end by a spring catch-plate63, having an engaging shoulder 69, which engages the flange 67 at theupper end of the casing, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4. From this it will beseen that in order to remove the web-holding devices it is onlynecessary to disengage the catch 69 by pressing it downward and then totilt and lift out the whole frame, so that the ballots indicated on theweb of paper may by means of the cardholder 61 be readily counted andcorrectly tabulated separate from the machine.

The registering mechanism which is controlled by the regularballot-indicators may be of any suitable construction; but I prefer toemploy that shown in my before-mentioned patents. The registers ormechanical counters, (indicated by 70,) one being provided for eachballot-indicator, each embodying a train of registering wheels 170, aremounted in series in the channel plates or casings 271, fastened in theregister-frame 71, pivotally supported upon yokcs 72, arranged at thetop and bottom of the casing and adapted to be moved toward and from the`front plate 2 by means ol cani-grooves 73, formed in the cam-disks 51on the shalt 52, in which grooves operate suitable rollers or studs 74:.

The movement of the register-frame longitudinally of the machine isprevented by means of the long links 71, as shown Ain Fig. 5.

The registers shown are each provided with movable actuators 75,projecting toward the front plate 2 and having slots in their :lorwardportions, in which project the lingers 7, Vforming part of theindicator, the construe tion being such that when the indicators areoperated by the voter to indicate a ballot the shoulder 3 is brought inline with the end ol the actuator 75, and then when the rcgisten frameis moved toward the Vfront plate only those register actuators whoseindicators have been operated will be moved to indicate one vote, andall of the indicators so moved will be operated simultaneously.

The registeringwheels may be operated in any suitable manner from theactuators; butl prefer to employ a train et numbered wheels, the unitswheel 171 being provided with ratchet-tceth engaged by pallets or teeth172 173 on the actuator 75, as shown in Fig. 5, the movement of theregister-frame toward the plate 2 causing the movement of saidunitswheel practically one unit and the linger 7 on the indicatorholding the actuator stationary during the backward movement oi' theframe, so that the tooth 173 may engage the unitswheel171 and turn it just far enough to bring the next tooth in position to be engaged by thepallet or tooth 172, when the frame and actuator are moved relativelytoward each other again.

The oscillation of the shaft 52 to cause the operation of the registersand the resetting oil the machine may be caused by any suitable device;but I prefer to secure to its upper end an arm 76, having an outerportion 17hI pivoted to it at 177 and extending between ears 179 andhaving an operating-handle 77 connected by a link 173 to a curtain 7S,movable on a segmental curtain-guide 79, arranged over the front of themachine and adapted to envelop the voter and prevent in spection of theindicators when the machine is in position for the voter to cast aballot. The operatingarm 76 is provided with means (not shown) containedin a suitable casing for preventing its movement in one direction eitherto close or open the curtain until it has made a full movement in theopposite direction; but this construction forms no portion of my presentinvention. r1`he outer end ol the arm extension 176 has a looseconnection with the pivot and may be lifted from between the ears 17 9and folded parallel with the arm 76 when desired, and the arm 76 isadapted at the extremes of its movement to cooperate with the stops 276on the top ol' the casing.

In Fig. 2 the curtain is shown removed from the 'front of the machine,and the cover-plates t'or the independent or irregular ballots are IOCIIC

locked by the resetting-bar 49, and the interlocking rods of theindicators are looked by the resetting-bar 57, which bars are in theposition shown in full lines in Fig. 2; but When the lever 7G is movedaround to draw the eurtain over the front of the machine, as in Fig. 1,the bars 49 and 57 are moved to the positions shown in full lines inFig. 6 and dotted lines in Fig. 2.

In machines of this type, where the voter simply indicates his choice ofcandidates without causing the operation of any of the registers untilhe leaves the proximity of the indicators and Where interlockingmechanism is employed between the indicators, it is desirable that someindication be given to the inspectors that a vote has been indicated bythe voter, and it is also desirable to provide means for returning allof the indicators, excepting the irregular, in case the voter has made amistake and desires to commence again, and in order to accomplish this Iprovide a vert-ically-extending resetting-bar 80, passing throughapertures 81, formed in all of the regular-indicator-interlocking rods10, and provide a vertical oscillatory shaft 82, having one or morefingers 83, passing loosely through an aperture or apertures in said bar80, as shown in Figs. 3 and 12, said shaft being journaled in suitablebearings in the top and bottom of the casing and provided at its upperend with an arm or index-plate 84, adapted to coperate With pointersorprojections 85, arranged on the top of the casing. This construction issuch that when any of the regular indicators are operated the bar andshaft will be moved, and the.fact that an indicator has been operatedwill be shown by the movement of the arm 84, and if the voter announcesto the inspector that he has made a mistake or Wishes to change his votethe latter may, by means of the arm S-il, return all of the operatedregular indicators to normal or unvoted position before the voter leavesthe front of the machine. The apertures in the rods 26 of thecover-plates 2O are sufciently long so that the rod SO will not engageand operate them, and 'therefore after one of the coverplates 2O hasbeen opened to permit access to the paper-web no other vote for acandidate for the same oitice can be indicated. The rod 8O is caused tomove with the indicatorresetting bar 57 by means of a link 86,connecting the two, as shown in Fig. l1, the slot in said link in whichthe bar 57 operates being elongated, as shown in Fig. 11, so that Whilethe bar 8O may be moved outward independently of the resetting-barit'will be carried outward by said bar 57 when the latter is actuated.The arm 84 also serves as an indicator, denoting when any of the regularor irregular indicators have been operated, so that if the person isentitled to a limited franchise only or is entitled to voie on themechanisms in the questions-line and is not entitled to vote for theindicators connected with. the bar 8O the attendant can determine thefact and return the indicators, if desired, Without permitting theoperation of the registers.

The operation of the machine will now be understood, the normal positionof the parts being shown in Fig. 1, With the curtain drawn back and alloi' the indicating devices locked. The voter then goes up tothe frontboard and, grasping the handle, draws the lever around, pulling thecurtain over the front of the machine, and then indicates his choice ofregular candidates by operating the indicators and of the irregular orindependent candidates by operating the cover-plates 20 and by writingthe name of the person for Whom he desires to vote upon the paper Web,and then grasping the handle turns the curtain back, the first portionof the movement causing the register-frame to approach the i'ront plateand then to recede therefrom, then resetting the operated indicators andthe cover-plates bev fore the curtain connected to the lever is movedfar enough to disclose the front of the machine to the public, theoperations being more specilically described in my previous application.

In order to prevent persons standing in front of the machine fromdetermining how a person has Voted by viewing on the ceiling of the roomany reflection :from the front of the machine and also to preventpersons in a room above the machine from determining the choice of thevoter, I sometimes employ a horizontal screen 200 at the top of themachine and extending over the front, as shown in Fig. 22, said screenbeing preferably composed of a fabric stretched over a metal framehaving ends iitting in sockets on the top of the main frame of themachine.

I do not claim herein, broadly, the general construction of the machineby which the ballot-indicators may be freely operated into and out oi'cooperative position with their registers and the registers whoseindicators have been operated caused to move simultaneously.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a voting-machine, the combination withthe casing having a series of apertures therein, a series ofseparately-operable Inovable covers one for each of said apertures, amovable barrier for preventing access to the frontof thecasing,connections between it and the covers for resetting the latter,of a frame removable bodily from the casing and embod yin g thepaper-rollers, and a web-support in rear of the apertures, aroller-operating device actuated by the movement of the barrier, anddetachably connected with the paper-feeding rollers by the movement ofany of the cover-plates, whereby the frame and rollers may be bodilyremoved from the casing.

2. In a voting-machine, the combination with the casing having a seriesof apertures therein, a series of separately-operable movable covers forsaid apertures, and a movable IIO s eer/,657

barrier for preventing access to the front ot' the casing, of a frameremovable bodily from the casing and embodying paper-rollers, and apaper-Web support in rear of the apertures, a roller-actuator operatedby the movement of the barrier, connections between said actuator andthe covers for connecting the actuator with the roller when any cover isOperated.

3. In a voting-machine, the combination with a casing, having a seriesof apertures therein, and a series of separately-operable movable coversfor said apertures, of a frame bodily removable from the casing andernbodying paper-holding rollers and a web-support, said rollerscarrying a web of paper extending in rear of all the casing-apertures,means for operating the feeding-rollers and controlled by the operationof any of the covers, and detachable securing devices Vfor holding theframe in the casing.

4. In a voting-machine, the combination with the casing having theapertures and covers at the front therefor, and the flanges at the rear,of the removable frame mounted in the casing having the web-rollers andwebsupport thereon, the projection on the frame for engaging one of thelianges at the rear of the casing, and the catch arranged between theframe and casing for locking the frame in position within the easing.

5. In a voting-machine, the combination with a casing having theapertures and covers therefor at the front, and the flanges at the rear,of the removable frame embodying the end plates having theroller-guides, the rollers therein, the plate on the frame engaging oneflange in the casing, and the springcatch (38 engaging the other flangefor locking the frame in position.

6. In a voting-machine, the combination with a casing having theapertures and covers therefor, of the frame embodying the end plateshaving the guides thereon, the central shaft, the paper-support, therollers guided on the end plates, and the springs, each composed of asingle piece of spring material having both the ends bearing on therollers to move the latter toward the central shaft.

7. In a voting-machine, the combination with a casing having theapertures and covers therefor at the front, and the 'flanges at therear, and the inclined centering-plates 64 at the bottom, of theremovable frame having the web-support, the shaft and operatingdisks,the web-rollers guided in the frame, and the springs operating uponthem, and the spring-catch holding the frame removably in positionbetween the centering-plates.

S. In a voting-machine, the combination with a casing having theapertures and covers therefor, of the frame embodying the end plateshaving roller-guides thereon, and the pins or projections, thepaper-support, the central shaft, the paper-rollers arranged in theguides on the plates, and the spring-arms cooperating with the rollersand adapted to be engaged with the pins on the plates when desired topermit the removal olf the rollers.

0. In a voting-machine, the combination with the casing havingapertures, 'the covers for the latter, and the centering plates or'flanges G4, of the removable frame having a paper-support andpaper-feeding rollers thereon, and the spring-catch engaging the casing.

IO. In a voting-machine, the combination with the casing having anaperture, a movable cover for said aperture, and paperholding andfeeding devices arranged in the casing in rear of the aperture, of aseries of ballot-indicators, interlocking' devices between saidindicators and the cover, a movable member, such as hook 46, foractuating the paperfeeding devices, a movable arm, such as 55,inaccessible to the voter for connecting the member with the feedingdevice, an intermediate movable part arranged between the cover and theinterloelzing devices and operable by the movement ol" the former in onedirection only, said intermediate part operating themembcr intoengagement with the feeding devices by a movement in one direction only.

ll.. In a voting-machine, the combination with the casing having anaperture, paper holding and feeding devices in rear thereof, of thecover-plate, a pivoted lever, such as 223, the interlocking rod looselyconnected thereto, the movable hook adapted to engage the paper-feedingdevices, and a means operated upon bythe lever and operating the hookfor causing the latter to engage the feeding devices when the coverisoperated in one direction.

l2. In a voting-machine, the combination with the easing having anaperture and paper holding and feeding devices in rear thereof, amovable member for controlling the operation of the feeding devices, ofthe cover for the aperture, the interlocking rod, a movable partseparate from the cover, the controlling member and the interlockingrod, but serving to operate the controlling member and the interlockingrod in one direction only and capable of operation in one direction onlyby the cover.

13. In a voting-machine, the combination with the casing having theaperture, the cover for the aperture, the lever operated in onedirection only by the cover, of the interlocking rod moved in onedirection only by the lever, and the pi voted wing cooperating directlywith the lever and moved in one direction only thereby.

14. In a votingmachine, the combination with a easing having aperturestherein, covers for the apertures, a plurality of series ofregularballotindieators,apaper holding and feeding device in rear of theapertures, a movable member for operating the paper-feeding dcvices, andinterlocking devices between the regular indicators of each series andone of the covers embodying an interlocking rod for each cover andindicator, of two detachable ICO IIO

connections between each cover and its interlocking rod whereby the rodwill be moved in one direction only by the cover, a movable wingoperating whenv moved in one direction to connect the movable memberwith the paper-feeding devices, said wing being operated by any of thecovers in one direction only and being out of direct connection with theinterlocking rods or the covers.

15. In a voting-machine, the combination with the casing having theapertures, covers therefor, of the levers 23, latch connections betweenthe covers and levers, the interlocking rods 26 loosely engaging thelevers and moved in one direction only by them, and the wing engagingthe levers and operated in one direction only thereby, a paper-feedingdevice, a movable operating member, and connections between said wing`and member for moving the latter into engagement.

1G. In a voting-machine, the combination with the casing having theapertures, covers therefor, a paper-feeding device in rear of theapertures and embodying a movable shaft, of a longitudinally movable andswinging hook adapted to cooperate with the shaft, means for throwingthe hook into engagement with the shaft, and actuated by the movement ofa cover, and means for moving the hook out of engagement, and springdevices for holding the hook in either position of adjustment.

17. In a voting-machine, the combination with the casing having theapertures, the covers therefor and paper holding and feeding devices inrear of the apertures embodying a toothed wheel, of a longitudinally andlaterally movable bar, such as a pitman, a hook pivoted thereon, meansactuated by the cov ers for moving the hook into engagement with thewheel,and means fordisengaging the hoolf when the pitman is moved in onedirection.

18. In a voting-machine, the combination with the casing having theapertures, the covers therefor, an d paper holding and feeding devicesin rear of the apertures embodying a toothed wheel, of a longitudinallyand laterally movable bar, a hook pivoted thereon, a spring for holdingthe hook in two positions, a stationary abutment engaged by the hook todisengage it from the wheel when moved in one direction, and meansoperated by the covers for connecting the hook with the wheel.

19. In a voting-machine, the combination with a casing, voting mechanismin the casing, a curtain-guide on the casing, and a curtain movable onthe guide, of an operating arm controlling the voting mechanism, and a.removable cover or screen arranged over the curtain-guide.

20. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality of movableballot-indicators, an equal number of registers with which theindicators are arranged to cooperate, and a single means :for returningany operated indicator to normal position without actuating itsregister.

2l. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality of registers,a plurality of ballot-indicators one for each register, each adapted tobe moved into cooperative relation with its register, and means forcausing the simultaneous operation of the registers whose indicatorshave been operated, of a single means for returning all said operatedindicators to normal position without operating the registers.

22. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality of registers,a plurality of ballot-indicators, each adapted to be moved intocoperative relation with its register, of a movable part or indicatorvisible from the exterior of the machine and adapted to bev moved by theoperation of any of the indicaters and arranged, when it is moved, toreturn the operated indicators to normal position without operatingtheir registers.

23. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality of registers,a plurality 0E corresponding ballot-indicators movable into and out ofcooperative relation with their registers, of means for causing thesimultaneousoperation of the registers whose indicators have beenoperated, means for resetting all the operated indicators after theactuation of their registers, and an independent resetting deviceoperable from the exterior of the machine for restoring operatedindicators to normal position before the actuation of the registers.

24. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality of series ofregisters, a plurality of series of ballot-indicators movable into andout of cooperative relation with their registers,interlocking mechanismfor prevent.- ing the operation of more than a predetermined number ot'indicators in each series, a straight-ticket mechanism forsimultaneously operating one of theindicators in each series, and meansfor causing the operation of the registers whose indicators have beenoperated, of means for restoring or resetting the operated indicators tonormal position before the actuation of the registers.

25. ln a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality of registers,a corresponding` plurality of ballot-indicators movable into and out ofcooperative relation with their registers, the apertured rods connectedto the indicators and freely movable singly in opposite directions, ofthe bar cooperating with said rods, and means exterior of the machinefor operating said bar to return the indicators without operating theregisters.

26. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality of registers,a corresponding plurality of ballot-indicators movable into and out ofcooperative relation with their incators, and longitudinally-movableinterlocking rods connected to the indicators, of a' movable barengaging the rods, the rock-shaft connected to the bar and having theoperatingv and indicating handle exterior of the machine-casing.

27. In a voting-machine, the combination IOO IZO

with a plurality of registers, a corresponding plurality ofballot-indicators adapted to be moved into and out of cooperativerelation with their registers, the interlocking rods, and connectionsbetween them for preventing the operationof more than a predeterminednumber, ot' means for causing the simultaneous operation of theregisters whose indicators have been operated, an indicator-resettingbaractuated by said means, and an auXiliary indicator-restoring barcooperating with the indicating interlocking rods, and having anoperating-handle at the exterior of the casing, said restoring-bar beingcapable of actuation in one direction independently7 ofthe mainresetting-bar.

2S. In a voting-machine, the combination with a movable indicator, oi'an interlocking rod connected thereto consist-ing of a strip of metalhaving an engaging shoulder extending laterally of the rod, and a platedoubled over on opposite sides of the strip and cooperating with theshoulder to prevent relative longitudinal movement.

29. In a voting-machine, the combination with a movable indicator, of aninterlocking rod connected thereto consisting of a strip of metal havingthe ears or shoulders on opposite sides, and the apertured plateengaging said shoulders and bent down upon opposite sides of the strip.

30. In a votinganachine,A the combination with a movable indicator, ofan interlocking rod connected thereto consisting of a strip of metalhaving notches formed in the sides and forming shoulders, the plate 14-having the aperture and the narrow portions at the sides engaging thenotches on the strip and bent down upon opposite sides of the strip.

3l. In a voting-machine, a ballot-indicator embodying an oscillatorystud and a single plate of metal bent as shown to i'orm the tongue o,curved Vlinger 7, abutment 8 and slot 9, in combination with arelatively-movable register having a slotted actuator cooperating withthe finger and abutment.

32. In a voting-machine, a double oscillatory indicator embodying asingle metal plate 5 eut and bent to form the abutments Sa, iingers 7and flattened at one side, substantially as described, in combinationwith two registers movable relatively to the indicator and having theslotted actuators cooperating with the abutments and lingers.

In a voting-machine, the combination with a casing having a series ol:-apertures and covers therefor, of a plurality ot' series ofballot-indicators, interlocking mechanism between the covers andindicators embodying longitudinally-movable-interlocking rods, andlocking devices V["or positively engaging and locking the rods connectedto the cover.

34:. In a voting-machine, the combination with a casing having anaperture, a movable cover therefor, a longitudinally-movableinterlocking rod connected to and operated by the cover, and a catchthereon adapted to engage with a statioiilary stop, olf a seriesI oiballot-indicators, eachhavinginterlocking rods, and means l'orpreventing the operation ol more than a predetermined number oi coversor indicators.

35. In a voting-machine, the combination with a casing having irregularor lree ballot- 'indicating devices embodying movable parts,

a plurality of series oli' ballot-indicators, in-

terlocking rods connected to the said mov? able parts and indicators,ol? adjustable abutments with which the interlocking rods co operate tot'orm groups, and movable securing devices lor the abutmcnts adaptedwhen moved to one position to cooperate with the rods oi' the irregularballoting device to lock it.

3o. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality ol:A seriesoi' ballot-indicating devices, a series ot movable irregular orireeballotindicating devices, and interlocking rods for all of said devices,oi' abutments be tween which the rods operate in groups, the reversiblepins i'or securing the abutments having the projections for engaging andlocking the irregularindicator-rods when turned to one position.

37. In a voting-machine, the combination with the ohannel-bars, theblocks between them, and the abutments 12, ot' the interlocking rods,and the reversible abutment-locking pin having the projection lorengaging an adjacent interlocking rod and preventing its operation whenturned to one position.

3S. The combination with a series of interlocking rods, the separatingblocks or plates, and the stationary abutments, of the wedges orenlargements Vllexibly connected to the rods and arranged to be movedbetween the separating blocks or plates by the longitudinal movement oithe rods.

39. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality oiballot-indicators, an equal number of registers cooperating therewithbut not capable of direct operation bythe movement oi' the indicatorsalone, and means l'or causing the subsequent operation of the registerswhose indicators have been actuated and lelit in voted position, o anindicating mechanism lor denoting exterior-ly of the machine theoperation ol any l' allotindicator before the operation oi the register.

40. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality ofballot-imlicators, an equal number of registers cooperating therewithbut incapable oi' direct operation by the movement of the indicators tovoted position alone, and means for causing the subsequent operation oi'the registers whose indicators have been actuated and leltin votedposition, of an indicating device operated by any oi' theballot-indicators and denoting to persons other than the voter theoperation oi any indicator.

ALFRED J. GILLTQSPIE.

Witnesses:

F. F. CHURCH, G. WILLARD Rioni.

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